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In reply to the discussion: What cures the economic ills of "Flyover Country"/Middle/Rural America? [View all]KamaAina
(78,249 posts)21. I have been giving this some thought.
In the context of barnstorming Iowa in Paul Wellstone's old bus. 😀
Every county in America has an extension agent, whose job is to optimize agriculture in that county. Why not add one who does the same for industry, by analyzing the county's workforce, transportation, etc.?
I'll be down at the local diner chowing down on a loose meat sandwich. 😀
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What cures the economic ills of "Flyover Country"/Middle/Rural America? [View all]
HughBeaumont
Dec 2016
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Except they have no money to move to a more expensive place where they have no job waiting for them.
LonePirate
Dec 2016
#6
the good news is that the Right is even more clueless about this... still selling trickle down
JCMach1
Dec 2016
#22
Trade reform leading to decent jobs or it won't be pretty...there will literally
Demsrule86
Dec 2016
#7
There isn't much to cure rural economic ills. There's no plan for options to Mayberry.
haele
Dec 2016
#13
yup. dont know why people act as though factory jobs were inherently good
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2016
#31